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a tidal in-between that buries carbon faster than rainforests and shrugs off hurricanes for free
means A coastal wetland of low-lying ground regularly flooded by tides, dense with salt-tolerant grasses and grading between land and sea.
from A plain English compound, exactly what it says: "salt" (Old English sealt, the Germanic word for the stuff of the sea) plus "marsh" (Old English mersc, soft wet ground, a cousin of "mere," a body of standing water). Put together, a marsh that tastes of the tide — the name is as honest as the place.
- carbon vault
- Stores carbon up to 40 times faster than forests
- storm wall
- Absorbs wave energy, shielding coastlines from surges
- twice daily
- Flooded and drained by every tide cycle
- salt survivor
- Plants excrete excess salt through specialized glands
- nursery
- Shelters young fish, crabs, and shrimp by the millions
spartina alterniflora — smooth cordgrass dominating eastern north american salt marshes from maine to florida
camargue — rhône river delta salt marsh in southern france covering 150,000 hectares
essex marshes — extensive salt marshes on england's east coast near colchester and mersea island
wadden sea — largest salt marsh system in europe between denmark, germany, and netherlands